BriarcliffMx
PR Founding Father
That was me doing my best CK1 impression about the C class. I think you donkeys need to take a couple steps back, I know more than most of you would like to admit.Obviously you have zero clue what C class is at a national level. It's anything but beginner, these guys would wax almost every B rider we have in the area. It's a complete joke.
I think what most people on here are missing is classes don't matter, how many guys you're racing in your class doesn't matter. What matters are 2 things.
1. Gate drops. I don't care if you have 100+ classes at the race, how many gate drops are we having decides the length of the day. Promoters already put multiple classes on the gate per drop. So stop crying about extra classes until it means the 16-20 gate drops turn into 25-30 for the same 250 riders that sign up.
2. It's not always about classes either. People want to race other people with their similar ability and speed. So staggering +30 A and +50 like CTMX did a couple years ago....bad idea. But putting +50 and +30c together is a good idea. You get the idea, 3 riders in my class is fine as long as the gate is full of people in the same realm of speed and ability to race and battle with. I will always have more fun battling hard for 8th place than winning 1st out of 3 riders whether the 7th place guy is in my class or another.
I think my real point here is that it doesn't need to align nationally, its apples and oranges. We cant compare 30+C at the summit county fair, amherst, SVR, or even the CT Battle to a Regional or National caliber event. D11 did the whole 30A, and 30+BC. I think at one point didn't we have an Vet A for OMA?? Either way, I have seen it throughout the local MX Scene, its the same thing. 3 guys take off (Vet 30+), then 15 in the second drop (Vet 30 B/C). So Im actually agreeing with you National level racers are fast!